Wednesday, November 26, 2008

As I sit writing this (wow, that sounds either lah-tee-dah literary or like I'm writing from prison - your call), it is the day before Thanksgiving and I already am beginning to bloat in anticipation of all the food upon which I shall chow (ok, that was definitely literary) in the coming fortnight (paging Jane Austen!).

I have much to be thankful for (I know I dangled it - if I say it the long way it just sounds snooty) and I try to keep my blessings top of mind throughout the year, giving daily thanks for The Biggies such as churros and the health and well-being of my loved ones.

This post, however, goes out to my newest friends - my bloggy loved ones - who, in the few short months since I started this little roadside attraction, have stopped by (some many, many times) to encourage, inspire, entertain and support me. (And, yes, occasionally make me spew Mountain Dew out my nose with laughter.)

So, as I fire the starter pistol and wave the checkered flag o' mirth and we burn rubber into the official holiday season, I want to thank each and every subscriber, follower and commenter for being a part of whatever the hell this is. (Except maybe the guy who left the comment that looked like a comment at first but actually was 50 pounds of HTML directing people to his online lingerie store. Nice try, dude - like in this economy people are buying anything but used lingerie. *snort*)

Please forgive my inability to send each of you an individual shout-out, but I hope you'll enjoy visiting some of the folks who go out of their way to make the blogosphere a place worth visiting.

Since The Outlaws (a much better name than The Inlaws, in my opinion) will be visiting for the holiday and it happens to be Morticia's (not my daughter's real name) birthday as well, I will leave this post up for the long weekend, which I hope will give you time to click on the links and do some worthwhile surfing as you digest Ye Olde Turkeye.

Glitter-Covered Thanks To...

Beth Kephart for not making the highly reasonable assumption that I was an Internet stalker with photos of National Book Award finalists taped up all over the inside of my locker.

Nanny Goats in Pantiesfor not making me drive all the way to Sacramento and violate her personal space to give her the Heimlich maneuver. (Yes, that's how it's spelled. I know, I thought it was "Hind Lick," too! But it's not.)

Anna, In the short time that you've been masterminding whatever the hell this is you've become a sensation. I am honored beyond honored to be part of your life (and massive, and I do mean massive, fan club).

Prison. Definitely! I am thankful today that I left my cereal in the kitchen, otherwise it would be snorted all over my keyboard here in my officette from reading your post. Thank you for the shout out - and thank you for you! You are one brilliant dude, dude.

wow...THAT is gonna be as close to an Oscar that I'll ever win. Just knowing you think I'm hilarious made me puff out my droopy chest and strut around my livingroom. Seriously...I'm so honored! I bet my turkey will even be juicier today...because I'll be cooking with a skip in my step. I'm gonna have to check out all these other fine people. Take care...have a wonderful Thanksgiving day...and many thanks for the bloggy love♥♥♥

You do know, Anna, that holiday dinners contain absolutely no calories. It is against all that is holy. Like broken cookies... you know... all the calories run out. But for all holiday celebratory feasts calories are banished. Eat on and enjoy.

HI Anna, I'm over from Muse Swings to check you out. It seems like you both have a mutual love fest going on. I'll have to check out some of your other favorites since I'm out of the birdcage for a while.

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Anna Lefler is an award-winning writer and humorist and the author of THE CHICKTIONARY: FROM A-LINE TO Z-SNAP, THE WORDS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW (Adams Media, November 2011). Her work has appeared online at Salon.com, McSweeney's, TheBigJewel, MyPheme, FunnyNotSlutty and HumorPress. Anna's essays on modern motherhood have been nationally syndicated and her fiction has been presented onstage by WordTheatre Los Angeles. She has performed standup comedy in Los Angeles clubs including the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store, Room 5 Lounge and M Bar. Anna can also be found at www.annalefler.com, where she is trying to stop referring to herself in third person.